Roberts County, South Dakota

Roberts County
Roberts County Courthouse
Map of South Dakota highlighting Roberts County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 96°57′W / 45.62°N 96.95°W / 45.62; -96.95
Country United States
State South Dakota
FoundedMarch 8, 1883 (organized)[1]
August 6, 1883 (organized)
Named forS. G. Roberts
SeatSisseton
Largest citySisseton
Area
 • Total
1,136 sq mi (2,940 km2)
 • Land1,101 sq mi (2,850 km2)
 • Water35 sq mi (90 km2)  3.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,280
 • Estimate 
(2023)
10,206 Decrease
 • Density9.0/sq mi (3.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websiteroberts.sdcounties.org

Roberts County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,280.[2] Its county seat is Sisseton.[3] The county was named either for S. G. Roberts of Fargo, North Dakota, or for Solomon Robar, an early local French fur trader.[1] It was created on March 8, 1883, and fully organized by August 6 of that year. Its boundary was altered once, in 1885.[4]

  1. ^ a b Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ South Dakota County Histories/Roberts County (accessed February 8, 2019)

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